From Gerald (Gerry) Brown, Media Consultant in Hong Kong, the latest buzz on the Digital Broadcasters market in Asia-Pacific, South Asia and the Middle East covering the latest content and hardware moves in HDTV, 3G, IPTV, Mobile TV, terrestrial radio and TV, cable TV, broadband, satellite broadcast and streaming online.

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Program distributors alert - Changes at RTM1 and RTM2 Malaysia

March 7, TV1 To Broadcast Programmes In Malay And English Only

KUALA LUMPUR -- Program distributors/digital content vendors be
alerted: Program changes are afoot at RTM1 and RTM2. Bernama news
agency reported that Malaysia's Information Minister Datuk Zainuddin
Maidin said on March 7 that RTM1 would only broadcast in Bahasa
Malaysia and English. Tamil and Chinese language programs would move to
RTM2.

The move is to strengthen RTM1, RTM's flagship channel as most of
today's young people are fluent in both languages. The move would be
introduced gradually.

Zainuddin said this did not mean that there would be a reduction in the
number of programmes in the other languages.

Editor : Can anyone in Malaysia comment on the significance of this
move by RTM?